Steven Smith is hit in the head by a ball from Jofra Archer of England during day four of the 2nd Ashes Test at Lord's. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Jofra Archer’s vicious bouncer forced Australian batsman Steve Smith to retire hurt on 80 during the first innings of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s, before Smith made a return less than ten overs later.

Smith marched to a record seventh consecutive Ashes 50, before Archer began to cause chaos at the crease in his spell, reaching speeds of 96 miles per hour and firing a warning to the former Australia captain with a short ball that crashed into his unprotected front arm.

Seemingly unfazed Smith flew to 80 off 152 balls before Archer’s delivery in the 77th over bounced savagely off the wicket and into the side of the talismanic batsman’s head before he had a chance to evade.